Riley
The US House on Wednesday gave final passage to a bill requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, sending the proposal to Donald Trump’s desk and giving the new president his first legislative victory as he presses his hardline immigration agenda on multiple fronts. The House vote was 263 to 158, with […]
(The Center Square) – Following days of debate, the U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act 64-35 on Monday, empowering the Department of Homeland Security to detain and deport any illegal immigrants accused of theft-related crimes, assaulting law enforcement or actions causing serious injury or death after one final vote in the House. The original […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate has voted 84-9 to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act, moving the immigration bill forward to consider changes before actually voting on the bill. Originally rejected by the Democrat-controlled Senate in the 118th Congress, sponsor Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., reintroduced it as a closed-rule bill attached to […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate has voted 84-9 to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act, moving the immigration bill forward to consider changes before actually voting on the bill. Originally rejected by the Democrat-controlled Senate in the 118th Congress, sponsor Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., reintroduced it as a closed-rule bill attached to […]
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